Social studies (religion)

Question 1

Shinto:

Answer 1

Ancient Japanese religion
Based or belief that sacred spirits take forms of objects in nature.

Question 2

In Shinto, Humans become _____ when they die and are honored by their families.

Answer 2

Kami

Question 3

Principles:

Answer 3

Nature worships
Shrines and rituals
Harmony and Purity
Ancestral worship
Festivals and Celebrations
No holy texts

Question 4

Confucianism:

Answer 4

System of beliefs focusing on strict order in government society.

Question 5

What values did the Tokugawa Shogunate embrace and why?

Answer 5

They embraced Confucian values to enhance their power and authority

Question 6

Confucianism principles

Answer 6

Relationship: It emphasizes the relationship between humans instead of the idea of a god.
Beliefs: Belief that the past is very important.
Society: Belief that each person has a distinct role in society.
Knowledge: Stresses the use of objective reasoning as the foundation of all knowledge.

Question 7

Where did Japan learn Buddhism and when?

Answer 7

They earned it from China in around 1400 years ago

Question 8

Buddhism:

Answer 8

Mixed this religion with other ones like Shinto and embraced ideas from both

Question 9

What did Buddhism do for the Japanese culture?

Answer 9

made the art and culture in Japan better, inspiring cool arts, nooks, and gardening.

Question 10

Buddhism principles:

Answer 10

4 noble truths: Life has suffering and suffering comes from wants. No wants = No suffering

No Self (Annata): The belief that there is no permanent self because we change all the time.

Reincarnate karma: Belief that we reincarnate till we reach enlightenment. Karma is like a scale of good and bad deeds that affects our future lives.

Eightfold path: Way of life, teaching basics like being kind, truthfulness, meditating etc.

Nirvana: Ultimate happiness that is achieved when we break free from suffering and rebirth.

Question 11

What was the hierarchy in Japan?

Answer 11

1: Emperor: nation figurehead
2: Shogun: political leaders
3: Daimyo: landowners and nobles

4: Samurai: Paid warriors
5: Ronin: samurai without masters

6: Peasants: Farmers and fishermen

7: Artisans: craft people
8: Merchants: lowest class. sales people.

Question 12

Timeline order:

Answer 12

1543, 1603. 1614, 1639, 1854

Question 13

What happened in 1543?

Answer 13

First contact with Portuguese traders

Question 14

What happened in 1603?

Answer 14

Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes emperor.

Question 15

What happened in 1614?

Answer 15

Japan exiles all missionaries and kills anyone unwilling to leave Christianity.

Question 16

What happened in 1639?

Answer 16

Exclusion laws begin

Question 17

What happened in 1854?

Answer 17

Exclusion laws end